Pune-Deccan Chapter
9/1/2009The PMI Pune-Deccan Chapter has been organizing seminars for members to help them understand and achieve best industry practices.
On 13 June, members had two interactive and inspiring sessions. In the first session on ‘Work Life Balance--How to Get a Life and Keep Your Job’, members heard Shivakumar C.S. Shivakumar, MA (Public Administration), PGDPM&IR, MBA, PMP, is a training professional with 19 years of experience in setting up corporate universities. Shivakumar discussed the importance and role of the work–life balance in today’s environment and elaborated on best work–life balance practices. This was followed by a session on ‘Best Practice Guidelines on Using Microsoft Project’ led by Ashish Dhoke. Dhoke, a certified MS Project 2007 Technology Specialist, has extensively used Microsoft Project and Enterprise Project Server for project management and project scheduling. This interactive session helped the audience in understanding the scheduling process for a project and how to track projects successfully.
On 11 July, members heard Satish K. Bora, BA (Electronics and Telecommunication), MBA, PMP, on ‘New Trends in Large Deals in IT Space’. The next session on the ‘Differences between PMBOK Guide--Fourth Edition versus Third Edition’ was addressed by Shantanu J. Bhamare. Bhamare, MBA (IT and Finance), PMP, has over 18 years of professional experience in software projects. He is the recipient of the ‘Volunteer Leader of the Year 2008--Asia Pacific Region’ given by Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.